The Accent Letters

ƴ Y with hook

ƴ
NameY with hook
UppercaseƳ
UnicodeU+01B4 (Latin Small Letter Y With Hook)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeƴ or ƴ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 01B4 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut01B4 then Alt+X
LaTeXpaste the UTF-8 character
CSS / JavaScript\01B4 / \u01B4
UTF-8 bytesC6 B4
URL encoded%C6%B4

ƴ is the letter y with the hook.

How to type ƴ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 01B4 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word01B4 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 01b4, Space
HTMLƴ
LaTeXPaste UTF-8 directly
Excel=UNICHAR(436)

Other accented y letters

ý y with acuteÿ y with umlautŷ y with circumflexỳ y with graveỵ y with dot belowỷ y with hook aboveỹ y with tildeȳ y with macronɏ y with strokeẏ y with dot aboveẙ y with ring aboveỿ y with loopAll Y accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ƴ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 01B4 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ƴ?

ƴ is U+01B4, named LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH HOOK. In HTML write ƴ.

Which languages use ƴ?

ƴ is mostly used in transliteration, phonetics and lesser-documented languages.